Automatic machine and method



Oct. 25, 1966 s, BLACK ETAL 3,281,304

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD Filed Dec. 4, 1962 155 Sheets-Sheet l x *cQ Q Q a Q S Q Q Q N INVENTORS w/rffiflAfio A. 54AM g uofl/v 0. 195/05 YN BY M a M AT TOR NEYS Oct. 25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL 3,281,304

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD Filed Dec. 4, 1962 v 155 Sheets-Sheet 2Oct. 25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL.

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD 155 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Dec. 4, 1962 Oct.25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD 155 Sheets-Sheet4 Filed Dec. 4, 1962 Oct. 25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINEAND METHOD 1:55 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Dec. 4, 1962 Oct. 25, 1966 s. A.BLACK ETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD 155 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed Dec. 4,1962 KN Wu Oct. 25

Dec 4' 1962 S. A. BLACK ETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD 155 Sheets- 7W221 my 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD 155Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed Dec. 4, 1962 Oct. 25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL3,281,304

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD Filed Dec. 4, 1962 135 Sheets-Sheet 9 Oct.25, 1966 s A. BLACK ETAL. 3,281,304

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD Filed Dec. 4, 1962 155 SheetsSheet 10 1966S. A. BLACK ETAL 3,281,304

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD Filed Dec. 4, 1962 155 Sheets-Sheet ll /Zf2.: m M7221 I B Mid m Oct. 25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL 3,281,304

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD Filed Dec. 4, 1962 155 Sheets-Sheet 12 Ff.14w

ame

L632 LS7 22 Cl? (Rim Oct. 25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL. 3,281,304

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD Filed Dec. 4, 1962 155 Sheets$heet 15 6/Eff .145 02 CR 7 AR/ CR8! V A a/ An I u CR96 m 32/ 1 LR/ w I 65 W m 6'0?.2 35 a??? I I c m cn/o l I I1 I I 1 1 if; 18/41 mm mm" Oct. 25, 1966s. A. BLACK ETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD 155 Sheets-Sheet 14 FiledDec. 4, 1962 NNK NNK Oct. 25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINEAND METHOD 155 Sheets-Sheet 15 Filed Dec. 4, 1962 X wuibh Jaw I 9% g kNE Oct. 25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD 155Sheets-Sheet 16 k N INFNKF Filed Dec. 4, 1962 Oct. 25, 1966 S. A. BLACKETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD Filed Dec. 4, 1962 155 Sheets-Sheet 1725. 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL. 3,281,304

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD Filed Dec. 4, 1962 155 Sheets-Sheet 18 Oct.25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD 155 Sheets-Sheet19 Filed Dec. 4, 1962 Oct. 25, 1966 s. A. BLACK ETAL. 3,281,304

AUTOMATIC MACHINE AND METHOD

15.IN APPARATUS FOR MAKING TIRE CARCESSES ON A SERIES OF DRUMSLONGITUDINALLY ALIGNED ALONG A SUPPORT FOR DRIVING THE DRUMS TOWARD AROTATABLE TURRET, APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE STATE OF SYNCHRONIZATIONOF THE DRIVING SPEED OF THE SUPPORT WITHIN THE OPERATING CYCLE OF THETURRET COMPRISING: A DIFFERENTIAL GEAR MECHANISM HAVING A PAIR OF INPUTSHAFTS AND HAVING AN OUTPUTS SHAFT; MEANS FOOR DRIVING THE DRUMS ALONGTHE SUPPORT, SAID DRIVIN MEANS BEING COUPLED TO ONE OF SAID INPUT SHAFTSOF SAID DIFFERENTIAL GEAR MECHANISM; MEANS FOR COUPLED SAID DRIVINGMEANS TO SAID TURRET DURING PREDETERMINED INTTERVALS AND FOR DECOUPLINGSAID DRIVING MEANS FROM SAID TURRET DURING INTERVENING INTERVALS, TOINITIATE THE TURRET CYCLE; MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID DRIVING MEANS TO SAIDOTHER INPUT SHAFT OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL GEAR MECHANSIM DURING SAIDPREDETERMINED INTERVALS AND FOR DECOUPLING SAID DRIVING MEANS FROM SAIDOTHER INPUT SHAFT DURING SAID INTERVENING INTERVALS; CONTROL MEANSRESPONSIVE TO THE DRIVING SPEED OF THE SUPPORT, FOR CONTROLLING SAIDCOUPLING MEANS TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE DURATIONS OF SAID PREDETERMINEDAND INTERVENING INTERVALS; SAID DRIVING MEANS BEING EFFECTIVE TO CAUSEROTATION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL GEAR MECHANISM IN ONESENSE DURING SAID INTERVENING INTERVALS AND BEING EFFECTIVE TO CAUSEROTATION OF SAID DIFFERETIAL GEAR MECHANISM IN THE OPPOSITE SENSE DURINGSAID PREDETERMINED INTERVALS; THE RELATIVE SPEEDS OF SAID INPUT SHAFTSHAVING A PREDETERMINED RATIO EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE SAID OUTPUT SHAFT TOOSCILLATE OVER AN ARC DISPOSED BETWEEN ANGULAR LIMITS WHEN THE DRIVINGSPEED OF THE SUPPORT AND THE OPERATING CYCLE OF THE TURRET ARESYNCHRONIZED, SAID LIMITTS BEING ANGULARLY DISPLACED WHEN THE SPEED OFTHE SUPPORT AND THE OPERATING CYCLE OF THE TURRET ARE UNSYNCHRONIZED.